In the Footsteps of Legends: The Iceland Antarctic Expedition

Malcolm Walker

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Malcolm Walker’s fundraising page for Alzheimer’s Research UK and Walking With The Wounded

Please note that the first £1 million raised through this page will be donated to Alzheimer's Research UK. If you specifically want your donation to go to Walking With The Wounded, plase visit www.justgiving.com/footsteps of legends

Last year my son Richard and I climbed 23,000ft to the North Col of Everest with The Iceland Everest Expedition, which helped to raise more than £1.2 million for Iceland’s Charity of the Year, Alzheimer’s Research UK.

How do you follow that? Simple. I have set myself the new challenge of walking the last two degrees, or 140 miles, to the Geographic South Pole, hauling everything I will need for my survival on a sledge. I am honoured to be doing this in the company of three wounded soldiers from the Royal Dragoon Guards, the regiment of the legendary Captain Oates, in this centenary year of Scott’s Polar expedition.

The Expedition’s fundraising will be supported by the always inventive efforts of my colleagues at Iceland in our annual Charity Week. Together we aim to raise a further £1 million for Alzheimer’s Research UK, to fund a vital study to improve the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, and up to a further £1 million for Walking With The Wounded, which funds the re-training and re-education of wounded servicemen and women to help them find long term employment after they have left the armed forces.

There could surely be no more deserving charities than these two: helping to tackle the massive epidemic of dementia in the UK, research into which remains seriously underfunded compared with cancer or heart disease; and giving something back to those brave young servicemen and women who have put their lives on the line for our country.

To simplify administration, all funds for both these truly excellent causes are being collected through Iceland’s very own charity, The Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation. Iceland has given more than £9 million to charity over the last 25 years, and the Foundation is designed to channel this giving in the most effective way in future.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

However, if you prefer, we would be equally delighted to receive your cheque made payable to The Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation at The Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation, Second Avenue, Deeside Industrial Park, Deeside, Flintshire CH5 2NW.

Thank you

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Raising money for

The Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation aims to raise money to support a range of good causes – national and local, helping adults and children alike.
The Royal British Legion will be our lead charity in 2014/15.

Donations 134

Donation by Elaine Bunce on
30/01/13

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on
12/01/13

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Barbara Gahir on
28/12/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation by Janice Lawrence on
27/12/12

£60.00

+ £15.00 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on
26/12/12

£200.00

+ £50.00 Gift Aid

All the best with this remarkable achievement. Everyone you has excelled. Hope you and your families have a great Christmas and New Year.

Donation by Stuart Wilson on
24/12/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Matt Brown on
24/12/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

A stunning achievement by an amazing team for two superb charities. Very well done!

Donation by Jess Sully on
23/12/12

£40.00

+ £10.00 Gift Aid

WELL DONE TO ALL THE TEAM.

Donation by Brian Malin on
20/12/12

Donation by Anonymous on
20/12/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Well done Hector and the team from all at Golden Square.
I have a special interest since one of my relatives went with Shackleton.

Donation by Harry Jarman on
19/12/12

Donation by Simon Carrick on
19/12/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Fantastic people

Donation by Martin Prentice on
18/12/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Well done Malcolm - great support for Alzheimer's Research UK

Donation by Sheila N & John Barnett on
18/12/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

An amazing man on an amazing journey for an amazing cause! Legend :) Much love Nicole and Bucks xxx